The Burnett Family of SW Louisiana Genealogy and Historical Information

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Alfred Burnett's Descendants and Autosomal DNA

In
an attempt to learn more about our Burnett heritage, I and other
known Alfred Burnett descendants have taken an autosomal DNA test.

Autosomal
DNA test results, along with family tree records can be helpful in
tracing your roots to about 5 generations or to your
GGG-Grandparents. Every human has 23 pairs of chromosomes
and Autosomal DNA is found in 22 pairs of these chromosomes.
Autosomal DNA is inherited from both your father and mother. You
can read more about autosomal DNA by clicking
here.The
popularity of the autosomal DNA test has brought the cost down to
$100 per test. As well, there have been recent breakthroughs in
analysis techniques which have resulted in more accurate results.
Autosomal DNA is one of three types of DNA test used by Genetic
Genealogist to aid in confirming relationships. For more
information about genetic genealogy, click
here.
Through
autosomal DNA analysis is how I found and confirmed the Isabella
Burnett line.Below
is a descendant chart of Alfred Burnett and Julia Seaman. The green
boxes represent the known descendants who have taken the autosomal
DNA test. All of the green boxes match with a high degree of
confidence. This genetic base-line will be useful in our search
for Alfred Burnett’s parents. The test results also will be
used to help confirm who Julia Seaman’s mother was.